Hindi · Real conversations
Accessibility needs: Hindi conversation practice
Explain a practical access or communication need. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A visitor asking a staff member for assistance.
Goal: Explain a practical access or communication need.
Read the conversation
Partner
स्वागत है। मुख्य प्रवेश पर सीढ़ियाँ हैं।svaagat hai. mukhya pravesh par seedhiyan hain.
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Welcome. The main entrance has steps.
You
मुझे बिना सीढ़ियों वाला प्रवेश चाहिए।mujhe bina seedhiyon vaala pravesh chaahiye.
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I need a step-free entrance.
Partner
बाईं ओर दूसरा प्रवेश है। क्या आपको मेरी आवाज़ साफ़ सुनाई दे रही है?baain or doosra pravesh hai. kya aapko meri aavaaz saaf sunaai de rahi hai?
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There's another entrance on the left. Can you hear me clearly?
You
क्या आप थोड़ा ज़ोर से बोल सकते हैं?kya aap thoda zor se bol sakte hain?
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Could you speak a little louder?
Partner
ज़रूर, मैं ऊँची आवाज़ में बोलूँगा / बोलूँगी। क्या आप थोड़ा आराम करना चाहेंगे / चाहेंगी?zaroor, main oonchi aavaaz mein boloonga / boloongi. kya aap thoda aaraam karna chaahenge / chaahengi?
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Of course, I'll speak louder. Would you like a moment to rest?
You
मुझे बैठना है।mujhe baithna hai.
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I need to sit down.
Partner
यहाँ एक कुर्सी है। इस हॉल में काफी शोर हो सकता है।yahan ek kursi hai. is hall mein kaafi shor ho sakta hai.
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There's a chair here. This hall can get quite noisy.
You
क्या कोई शांत जगह है?kya koi shaant jagah hai?
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Is there somewhere quiet?
Partner
हाँ, गलियारे के आगे एक शांत कमरा है।haan, galiyaare ke aage ek shaant kamra hai.
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Yes, we have a quiet room down the corridor.
You
क्या कोई मेरे साथ आ सकता है?kya koi mere saath aa sakta hai?
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Could someone come with me?
Try your part first
Partner says: Welcome. The main entrance has steps. Your goal: I need a step-free entrance.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे बिना सीढ़ियों वाला प्रवेश चाहिए।mujhe bina seedhiyon vaala pravesh chaahiye.
I need a step-free entrance.
Partner says: There's another entrance on the left. Can you hear me clearly? Your goal: Could you speak a little louder?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या आप थोड़ा ज़ोर से बोल सकते हैं?kya aap thoda zor se bol sakte hain?
Could you speak a little louder?
Partner says: Of course, I'll speak louder. Would you like a moment to rest? Your goal: I need to sit down.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे बैठना है।mujhe baithna hai.
I need to sit down.
Partner says: There's a chair here. This hall can get quite noisy. Your goal: Is there somewhere quiet?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या कोई शांत जगह है?kya koi shaant jagah hai?
Is there somewhere quiet?
Partner says: Yes, we have a quiet room down the corridor. Your goal: Could someone come with me?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या कोई मेरे साथ आ सकता है?kya koi mere saath aa sakta hai?
Could someone come with me?
Make it your own
- Ask about a lift.
- Request a quieter place.
- Ask a companion to come with you.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Hindi
These examples generally use respectful आप (aap). Familiar तुम (tum) changes the verb ending, and तू (tu) can sound too intimate or disrespectful in the wrong relationship. Where gender changes a first-person form, choose the version that describes the speaker.
Read the Devanagari alongside the romanization. Romanization is a reading aid rather than an exact description of every sound. Everyday Hindi can use familiar loanwords, while a literal English word order may sound unnatural.
